Boone Fiscal Court approves water plan

11:57 PM,
Mar. 27, 2013

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After a long and contentious debate, the Boone County Fiscal Court Tuesday approved a resolution that should clear the way for residents of downtown Petersburg to get water lines installed.

The expenditure of $45,000 to pay the bulk of an archeological assessment seemed a no-brainer to some on the fiscal court, but county commissioners Matt Dedden and Charlie Walton questioned the need for the court's involvement.

"The water district should be very capable of putting forth that $45,000," Walton said. ...